[EN] The challenge of innovation has never been more keenly felt. With the constraints
imposed by a deep financial crisis coming soon after major concerns about energy and
resource availability there is a strong imperative ...[+]

[EN] The challenge of innovation has never been more keenly felt. With the constraints
imposed by a deep financial crisis coming soon after major concerns about energy and
resource availability there is a strong imperative for continuous improvement (CI) –
doing what we do more efficiently and sustainably. But, at the same time, we face
dramatic new problems requiring radical solutions – we need urgent and different
responses to deal with climate change, with feeding an increasingly hungry population,
with providing clean water and access to basic facilities and delivering healthcare.[-]

This paper received financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), Proyecto Nacional de I+D+i ECO-2010:17318, Analisis de la Innovacion a través de la Absorción Tecnologica y la interacción ...[+]

This paper received financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), Proyecto Nacional de I+D+i ECO-2010:17318, Analisis de la Innovacion a través de la Absorción Tecnologica y la interacción empresas-clusters.[-]